Ratcliffe Lock - River Soar

Detail

From Date: 21/02/2021 00:00

To Date: 26/03/2021 13:36 inclusive

Type: Navigation Closure

Reason: Maintenance

Is the towpath closed? No

Location

Closest waterway: River Soar

Starts at: Lock 58 Ratcliffe Lock

Ends at: Lock 58 Ratcliffe Lock

Updates

22/03/2021 10:50

Work has been completed by our maintenance team and Ratcliffe Lock is now operational again.

18/03/2021 13:36

Work has been completed by our maintenance team and Ratcliffe Lock is now operational again.

18/03/2021 13:36

Work has been completed by our maintenance team and Ratcliffe Lock is now operational again. 

09/03/2021 10:37

Assessment of the work required to return Ratcliffe Lock to operational condition is now complete, and a provisional start date for this work is below.

Monday 22nd March 2021

In order to begin the work a crane boat is required on site, and this date is the earliest that the boat will be able to arrive. Please note that the date above is the provisional earliest start date for the work and is subject to change dependant on other materials/equipment required on site.

Further updates will be made available as plans progress.

04/03/2021 13:52

Due to attempted operation of the lock, while there was a build up of silt, one of the lock gates has now become damaged and the lock is no longer operational. 

Our engineer will be on site today to carry out a full scope of the job and what needs to be done.  Once a plan is made, we will then be able to update our website with a time scale of how long these works will take. 

We will also still need our spot dredger to attend site and clear the remaining silt. 

We understand the frustrations of our customers and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.  

22/02/2021 13:28

Due to the recent bad flooding we have experienced, there has been a large amount of silt build up, which is stopping the bottom gates from opening.

Our local team have been on site today, working hard to clear the silt away, however the job is bigger then we had expected. 

We will now need a dredging boat to come down and clear the rest of the silt, to enable us to open the bottom gates again. 

At this moment in time, we do not have a timescale for when the dredging boat will be on site, but as soon as we have more information, we will update the website accordingly. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may be causing. 

Description

One of the bottom gates at Ratcliffe Lock wont close due to an unexpected maintenance issue.  Consequently, the lock is temporarily out of action.  

The local team will be attending site tomorrow and we aim to have the lock working again by the end of the day. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.